Southern Gulf Islands
The Southern Gulf Islands sit in the Strait of Georgia between Vancouver Island and the mainland, eight hours behind GMT, in the same island chain as the American San Juans. Click a marker for a short note; use Show on map from the list below to fly there.
Off the west coast of Canada, between southern Vancouver Island and the British Columbia mainland. A power boat can run from the Gulf Islands into the San Juans.
A cool Mediterranean microclimate, in the rain shadow of Vancouver Island. Some plants more often associated with California grow here, and the islands are drier than Victoria or the Lower Mainland.
The six larger islands have ferry service. Most of the smaller islands are water-access only.
Scheduled floatplane service from several islands, including Ganges, to Vancouver and Seattle.
Public docks and marinas throughout the archipelago. A boat is still the way onto most of the smaller islands.
The Gulf Islands National Park Reserve includes Portland, Russell, Tumbo, Cabbage, D'Arcy, and large parts of Saturna and Pender.
Private islands, marine parks, and First Nations territories scattered among the larger ones. Except for Thetis and Penelakut, there is no BC Ferries service.
